Risograph (Digital Duplicator)
THE RISOGRAPH IS NOW HOUSED IN THE PRINTMAKING LAB. SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS ON OUR CALENDAR.
$3 minimum fee
Currently enrolled student pricing: $1.50/master (stencil) and $0.05/impression (each time ink is transferred onto paper)
Alumni/Staff/Faculty: $2.00/master (stencil) and $0.10/impression (each time ink is transferred onto paper)
Minimum # of prints = 20 (this is a digital duplicator machine)
Students are expected to bring their own paper. The ETC will provide you with 20 sheets of copy paper.
We recommend buying paper from Digicopy, French Paper, or PaperPapers.
SOPHIA (MZ790U) - Physical originals in grayscale or digital originals sent through computer setup
Available colors:
Black - #000000, Light Teal - #009DA5, Fluorescent Pink - #FF48B0, Melon (Orange) - #FFAE3B, Yellow- #F7FF00, Green- #00A95C, Blue #0078BF, Orchid (purple)- #BB76CF
HOW TO USE SPECTROLITE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGERY
The maximum paper size of 11"x17" (tabloid or A3) and a paper weight of ~70#-120#.
DIGITAL FILE SETUP RECOMMENDATIONS
please note that all you need is a grayscale image. PDF is the recommended file format, below is merely a guide for designing for riso in Illustrator and duotoning photographic images in Photoshop
MAKING DIGITAL MASTER STENCILS
MACHINE OPERATION
please note: the instructions below are in progress